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Ault House

The Ault house in downtown Aultsville, at the corner of Highway #2 and the road to the Government Wharf. The house was built by U.E.L. Captain Nicholas Ault who served in the Stormont Militia during the War of 1812 and the Fenian Raids. It was the birthplace of more than five generations of the Ault family.

Alice Young's home (3/3)

Alice Young's home at Mille Roches, now at 3 Frost Avenue, Long Sault
This was the home of Miss Alice Young of Mille Roches and was the 23rd house moved to Long Sault. It was identified as SL 359 and had been purchased by Ontario Hydro prior to its move. Miss Young was building a new home in Long Sault, but did not move into it until October 1, 1956, so she rented from Hydro for a few months. The house was lifted off its original foundation and moved to Long Sault on August 14, 1956. The following day, the house was placed on its new foundation at Lot 354, 3 Frost Avenue. Miss Young left the house at Mille Roches on August 14, 1956 and stayed at Hydro stop-over house # 357 at 11 Frost Avenue. She returned to the house, at its new location on August 16, 1956, living there for only 45 days before moving to her new home.

William Gilbert and Sarah Ramsey's home

This photo was taken in downtown Mille Roches, with the Provincial Paper Mill water tower on the left, and Garnet Cook's Esso service station on the bank of Bergin Lake on the right. This was the home of William Gilbert and Sarah Ramsey, located east of the Mille Roches Cemetery on Highway #2. Gilbert Ramsey was a well-respected businessman in Mille Roches, selling milk and vegetables from his horse-drawn wagon, in the community. At the time of the Ontario Hydro relocation, the William Andrews family were tenants in the home at Mille Roches. This was the 61st house moved to Long Sault and identified as SL 476. The Andrews family vacated the house on September 21, 1956, and stayed at stop-over house #215 at 38 Frost Avenue, Long Sault. On the day they vacated the house, the Hartshorne House Movers lifted the house off its foundation and then moved it to Long Sault. The house was placed on its new block foundation on Lot 361 at 45 Bethune Avenue on September 24, 1956, and the Andrews family moved back into the house the following day. For many years, this home has been owned by John and Sally Murdock.

Hugh and Alice (Allie) Warner's home

This house at 17 Mille Roches Road, Long Sault, was built by Hugh and Alice (Allie) Warner in the 1920s at Mille Roches. In the Ontario- Hydro relocation in the 1950s, it was identified as SL 408 and the 48th moved into Long Sault. Mr. & Mrs. Warner left the house on September 7, 1956 and stayed at "Stop-over House" #64, 4 Frost Avenue. The house was lifted off its foundation and moved on September 11, 1956, and placed on its new foundation the following day. Hugh and Allie returned to the house on September 14, 1956. The relocation of this home became Ontario-Hydro's iconic photograph, for images have been used in many publications. It was moved with the brick exterior, fireplace, and brick verandah posts intact. It has been said the Hugh Warner would not allow for any knotty boards to be used in its construction, and the stair-case and room trim is of British Columbia fir. Jim & Paulette Brownell bought this home from the Warner estate in 1976, then sold to Bernard Gagne in 1988. Jim & Helen (Dawkes) Brown bought this house in 1996 then sold to Bernard & Osithe LeBlanc in 2000.

Hugh and Alice (Allie) Warner's home (2/2)

This house at 17 Mille Roches Road, Long Sault, was built by Hugh and Alice (Allie) Warner in the 1920s at Mille Roches. In the Ontario- Hydro relocation in the 1950s, it was identified as SL 408 and the 48th moved into Long Sault. Mr. & Mrs. Warner left the house on September 7, 1956 and stayed at "Stop-over House" #64, 4 Frost Avenue. The house was lifted off its foundation and moved on September 11, 1956, and placed on its new foundation the following day. Hugh and Allie returned to the house on September 14, 1956. The relocation of this home became Ontario-Hydro's iconic photograph, for images have been used in many publications. It was moved with the brick exterior, fireplace, and brick verandah posts intact. It has been said the Hugh Warner would not allow for any knotty boards to be used in its construction, and the stair-case and room trim is of British Columbia fir. Jim & Paulette Brownell bought this home from the Warner estate in 1976, then sold to Bernard Gagne in 1988. Jim & Helen (Dawkes) Brown bought this house in 1996 then sold to Bernard & Osithe LeBlanc in 2000.

Hugh and Alice (Allie) Warner's home (1/2)

This house at 17 Mille Roches Road, Long Sault, was built by Hugh and Alice (Allie) Warner in the 1920s at Mille Roches. In the Ontario- Hydro relocation in the 1950s, it was identified as SL 408 and the 48th moved into Long Sault. Mr. & Mrs. Warner left the house on September 7, 1956 and stayed at "Stop-over House" #64, 4 Frost Avenue. The house was lifted off its foundation and moved on September 11, 1956, and placed on its new foundation the following day. Hugh and Allie returned to the house on September 14, 1956. The relocation of this home became Ontario-Hydro's iconic photograph, for images have been used in many publications. It was moved with the brick exterior, fireplace, and brick verandah posts intact. It has been said the Hugh Warner would not allow for any knotty boards to be used in its construction, and the stair-case and room trim is of British Columbia fir. Jim & Paulette Brownell bought this home from the Warner estate in 1976, then sold to Bernard Gagne in 1988. Jim & Helen (Dawkes) Brown bought this house in 1996 then sold to Bernard & Osithe LeBlanc in 2000.

Ralph Rupert home (1/2)

This was the Ralph Rupert home from Mille Roches, located on Highway #2 overlooking Bergin Lake. This was the 50th house moved to Long Sault and identified as SL 418. The house was vacant at the time of its move to Lot 365 in Long Sault. The house was moved and placed on its new foundation on September 10, 1956. The house was rented to the E. Meunier family for July and August 1957. On November 1, 1957, the house was rented to Red and Joyce (Whiteside) Carson. Ernest (Ernie) and Ida Whaley and family were long-time residents of this home at 37 Bethune Avenue, Long Sault.

Ralph Rupert home (2/2)

This was the Ralph Rupert home from Mille Roches, located on Highway #2 overlooking Bergin Lake. This was the 50th house moved to Long Sault and identified as SL 418. The house was vacant at the time of its move to Lot 365 in Long Sault. The house was moved and placed on its new foundation on September 10, 1956. The house was rented to the E. Meunier family for July and August 1957. On November 1, 1957, the house was rented to Red and Joyce (Whiteside) Carson. Ernest (Ernie) and Ida Whaley and family were long time residents of this home at 37 Bethune Avenue, Long Sault. - Donated by Marie Gallagher

Bergin Lake control weir

Top left - The Bergin Lake Control Weir - photo taken downstream
Bottom left -- Mille Roches Weir - plugging sluiceway - September 9, 1956
Top and Bottom right - Moving cottages across Bergin Lake from Sheek Island to Moulinette Island - February 11, 1957

Beulah Burtenshaw home

The Beulah Burtenshaw home being moved from Mille Roches to 55 Mille Roches Road, Long Sault, on September 6, 1956. Leonard and Edith "Edie" Warner and family were tenants in the east half of this house at Mille Roches, and they continued as Ontario-Hydro tenants following the relocation - donated by Marie Gallagher

The Beulah Burtenshaw house

The Beulah Burtenshaw house is ready the leave its Mille Roches site, east of Mille Roches Public School and St. George's Roman Catholic Chapel. The Leonard Warner family were tenants at this home. This was the 47th home moved into Long Sault, and it was identified as SL 407. Mrs. Burtenshaw sold the house to Ontario-Hydro and relocated elsewhere. The Warner family continued to live as tenants, and they left the house on September 5, 1956, with the house being moved the following day. The house was placed on its new foundation at Lot 357, 55 Mille Roches Road, on September 6, 1956, with the Warner family returning on September 13, 1956. During the relocation, the Warner family stayed at Stop-over house SL 350, an Ontario-Hydro house still located at Mille Roches

Former home of Martin and Isabella Sneddon, and Ms. Agnes Sharpe

This house, at 16 St. Laurent Avenue, Long Sault, was the 46th house relocated to Townsite #2. This house was originally one of two pieces of Mille Roches Public School. The other piece is located at 39 St. Laurent Avenue. It was Ontario-Hydro house SL 403 and the former home of Martin and Isabella Sneddon, and Ms. Agnes Sharpe. Mr. Sneddon was deceased at the time of the Hydro and Seaway projects, and Mrs. Sneddon and Ms. Sharpe left their home on August 31, 1956. They stayed at Stop-over house #87, at 43 Bethune Avenue. The house was moved to Long Sault on September 5, 1956, and placed on its new foundation on Lot 57, the following day. Mrs. Sneddon and Ms. Sharpe moved back into their home on September 14, 1956. Over the years, the house has been the home of the Andrews, Bainbridge, Kershaw, and Proulx families. In recent years, this Seaway home has changed ownership several times. - donated by Marie Gallagher

Graham Barkley

Top - Graham Barkley - Mille Roches - September 1956; Behind this photo - London Life salesmen paper drive - c. 1942 - Fred H. Green
Bottom left - Unidentified garden at Mille Roches
Bottom right - L-R - Mrs. Emma Sheets, James (Jim) Haining, Alice Young, Jim Sheets - 1940s

Maple Grove Cemetery

Looking over plans for the new Maple Grove Cemetery. In photo, left to right, Ven. H.A.E. Clarke, Rector of Trinity Church; Gower Stephenson, cemetery care-taker; James Smart, Ontario-Hydro historian and consultant – August 24, 1956

St. Lawrence Power Operator's home (3/3)

St. Lawrence Power Operator's home being moved from Maple Grove. The Milton Matheson home on the right and his Cities Service station on left. House being moved by Hartshorne House Mover – July 19, 1956. This was the third house moved into Long Sault in the Ontario-Hydro relocations of the 1950s. This was the second of the St. Lawrence Power Company's Operators' homes at the Maple Grove sub-station. This house was SL 702 and moved to Long Sault on July 19, 1956. The following day, it was placed on its new foundation on Lot 367 and became one of the "stop-over" houses in Townsite #2, Long Sault. Clifford and Eileen Merkley rented this house from Ontario-Hydro on May 7, 1957, and eventually became property owners. Many will remember Eileen's hairdressing business from this location, and it is from this location that Eileen wrote "The Friendly Town That Grew", her memories of early Cornwall, Ontario. Many property owners have lived at this location over the years.

St. Lawrence Power Operator's home (1/3)

St. Lawrence Power Operator's home being moved through Mille Roches on July 18, 1956, to Bethune Street, Long Sault. The Provincial Paper Mill water tower is shown to the left of the house in this photo. This is one of the two Hydro Operators' homes moved out of Maple Grove to Long Sault in 1956. The Hydro operators worked at the St. Lawrence Power Co. sub-station, there. Because of their close proximity to the new Saunders Power Dam construction site, the two homes were lifted off their foundations around April 10, 1956, as the accompanying photo will attest, and sat in a relocated location at Maple Grove for over three months. This house was the second house moved into Long Sault, and it became Ontario-Hydro's relocation office at 35 Bethune Avenue. Its identity number was SL 701, and it was moved to Lot 366 in Townsite #2 on July 18, 1956, and placed on its new foundation the following day. A Benns family lived in this house shortly after being used as the Hydro office, then the Taplay family. David and Linda Synott and family lived here for many years. In 2021, Mario and Amy Kraemer Gibeault and family call this Seaway house their "Home".

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